Turtle Mountain High School

Turtle Mountain High School operates as an expansive four-year high school in Belcourt, North Dakota, run under Turtle Mountain High School. Current enrollment sits at 541 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 146% larger than the state mean of about 220.

Operationally, Turtle Mountain High School answers to Turtle Mountain High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Turtle Mountain High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rolette County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,517 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Turtle Mountain High School is one of 21 public schools in Rolette County (combined enrollment of about 4,695 students).

TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turtle Mountain High School has stayed largely flat, going from 551 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.